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Poor baby dd (22 months) just fell off the bunk beds

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Plonker · 14/05/2009 20:39

Little dd3 (aged 22 months) has just fell off dd1's bunk beds

We have no idea how high up she had climbed because no-one actually saw her fall (dd1, aged 9 and dh were on the landing at the time).

She says that she fell off and has hurt her chin.
Her bottom tooth, well gum, has bled a little and she has a red chin ...she also limped for a few minutes too, but seemed ok not too long after.

I've given her some paracetomol and tucked her up in bed. Poor little poppet.

Is there more that I should do? Should I take her to be looked at?
Or is it best to let her sleep now and see how she in the morning?

My instinct says to let her go to sleep and see how she is in the morning, but now I'm second-guessing myself.

WWYD?

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Plonker · 14/05/2009 20:40

Sorry, should clarify, she has fell off the ladder - not the top of the bed.

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TrinityIsLovingHerLittleRhino · 14/05/2009 20:41

my thoughts would be that if she made her mouth bleed then she probably hasn't banged her head (as in concussion bang) so I would just let her sleep

hope she feels fine in the morning

HeinzSight · 14/05/2009 20:43

Difficult one that as like you say you didn't see what height she fell from.

The main concern obviously is head injuries. Did she look normal, ie, face normal colour, breathing normal etc. If she was showing any signs of shock that could be cause for concern as could indicate a concussion,

pale, cold clammy skin,
rapid, shallow breathing,
rapid, weak pulse
nausea
faintness

Trust your instincts, if you want further reassurance you can always give NHS Direct a ring, they'll be able to advise you.

HTH

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HeinzSight · 14/05/2009 20:45

She could have banged her mouth on the way down though. Sorry OP, prob not helpful that .

pooka · 14/05/2009 20:46

My ds fell off a slide a few weeks ago - from about 5 foot and landed on his upper back, which caused his head to knock on the rubberised play mat. I rang NHS direct who were very helpful. He was awake and looked grey, but think that was shock. Anyway, the advice given was to check on him every 2 or 3 hours in the night to make sure he was rousable (only inasmuch as he would respond to touch for example).

It happened that the next day we had a drs appointment anyway. The doctor was pretty cross that we hadn't taken him to a and e. Difference here being that we know he hit his head, and he did lose some colour in his face. But he is absolutely fine nonetheless.

HeinzSight · 14/05/2009 20:47

just to clarify, symptoms of shock can be an indicator of concussion. I agree with your GP pooka.

HeinzSight · 14/05/2009 20:49

Are you OK Plonker?

pooka · 14/05/2009 20:54

IN hindsight, so do I heinzsight.

Thankfully he is fine. I wasn't there when it happened, but dh was. So I first saw him 10 mins after it had happened, as dh had to get the kids back from the park. He was a bit grey, but was counting fingers, had some supper, following objects with his eyes and generally "passed" the tests done on the telephone by NHS Direct. But, looking back, I rather feel like our first response should have been to get him seen, rather than to rely on telephone advice.

Is so hard, this parenting malarkey - particularly when it comes to decisions about illnesses and injuries.

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Plonker · 14/05/2009 21:00

Thanks for your replies

Heinz - I'm ok, I'm just gutted that I didn't stop it see it happen

To answer your q's. No, she hasn't got any of the symptoms that you listed. She was a bit sweaty, but she had just been running around like a loon!

Her face was red from crying, not pale at all, and she probably cried for about 2/3 minutes before she tried to climb back up the ladder then screamed blue-murder because I wouldn't let her

She seems fine - she's still not gone to sleep, I can hear her singing in her cot.

From what she tells me, she's hit her chin on the ladder, she says her head isn't hurting. All that said, she's 22 months old and not 100% reliable, lol.

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HeinzSight · 14/05/2009 21:02

Very hard!!

I'm a first aid instructor, well temporarily retired, been busy having babies. A few yrs ago I was on my way home from London having just finished delivering day 3 of a First Aid at Work course when DH phoned me to say that DS1 (6 at the time) had come in from the park announcing he'd broken his arm.

I asked DH several questions which would make it obvious to me he had broken it, ie. is he in a lot of pain, is it swollen,is he able to move it, funny angle, bone sticking out etc. Answer was no to all the above APART from is he able to move it.

When I got home (almost an hour later!) I walked in, took one look at DS1 and decided there was something very wrong with his arm. It was swollen up like a balloon, hot to touch, DS1 was as white as a sheet and in obvious pain. I strapped him up, took him to A&E and yep, nasty fracture to his elbow.

Teaching day 4 was interesting because I was covering fractures!!!

tut tut at DH!

HeinzSight · 14/05/2009 21:06

Plonker, it's HORRIBLE when they hurt themselves isn't it, it's almost like you can feel their pain, or want to!

I'm glad she wasn't showing any of those symptoms, that sounds reassuring. Remember if you're at all worried give the NHS direct a ring. Hopefully you won't get the same person pooka did

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Plonker · 14/05/2009 21:11

Just been back up to check on her - well actually I woke her because she's just dropped off.

She seems ok. She asked me to give her 'Monkey Puzzle' and has gone back to sleep. She has a definite bang on her chin, a red mark roughly the size of a 50p so I'm pretty certain that she's banged it and seeing as the floor was clear, she must have banged it on the way down ...

So, that's good news ...yes? ...

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HeinzSight · 14/05/2009 21:14

Plonker, you're not going to rest until you've had some more reassurance. Give the NHS direct a ring, that's what they're there for. xxxxxx

knickers0nmahead · 15/05/2009 12:14

how is dd today?

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Plonker · 15/05/2009 16:35

Dd is fine

There is no sign of a limp and no sign of a bump - she just has a bruise on her little chin and the constant need to tell everyone that she fell of the bed just to make me feel worse I'm sure
It certainly didn't stop her trying again

Thanks

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HeinzSight · 15/05/2009 20:49

Plonker, I had a scary moment with my DD (20 months) today, she stood up on arm chair and went straight over the arm, she fortunately did a sort of spectacular forward roll onto the wooden floor so didn't hurt herself too badly. 10 minutes later she climbed up again and dived off the other side, my DS1 (12) managed to catch her by the leg and stopped her going head first into the radiator. WHY(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) do they try and do it again????????

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Plonker · 15/05/2009 21:27

Crazy little ankle biters! The phrase 'live and learn' doesn't apply to toddlers does it?!

Glad she wasn't hurt

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HeinzSight · 16/05/2009 12:47

Certainly doesn't. They're a bit mental aren't they

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